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    THE SAGA OF BARDNEY STATION

    Aug 19, 2021 6 minutes
    BY STEWART SQUIRES

    In 2019 the 25th anniversary occurred of the demolition of Bardney station. A Grade II listed building, it was a prominent and iconic building at the entrance to the village from the west. It has been a sad loss to the railway history of Lincolnshire but its demolition did not happen without careful thought and the best of intentions. A variety of organisations was involved, the main players being the owner at that time, the British Sugar Corporation, the Grimsby-Louth Railway Preservation Society and, subsequently, Railworld at Peterborough.

    Bardney station opened with the Lincolnshire Loop line from Peterborough (Werrington Junction) to Lincoln, via Spalding and Boston, on 17th October 1848. Ten miles to the south east of Lincoln and 22 miles from Boston, between the city and town the line followed the eastern bank of the River Witham with stations sited where ferries connected both banks.

    Sited at the western end of the village, Bardney station was adjacent to the Bardney Ferry over the River Witham and thus served both the Potterhanworth and

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